Combination pail and sifter



Nov. 23 1926.

J. B. BALEY COMBINATION FAIL AND SIFTER Filed Dec. 29. 1922 B magwATTORNEY Patented Nov. 23, 192e.

JAMES B. BAILEY, OF NEW YORK,

COMBINATION :BAIL AND SIFTER.

Application filed December 29, 1922.

This invention relates to a class of devices adapted to be `used forseparating powdered particles from lump substances.

My invention has for its object ,primarily to provide a sitterV adaptedto be made in sizes and forms for use whereby the cinders ot coal andlike fuel may be readily separated from the ashes, in order to permitthe cinders to be reburned as well as avoiding spreading of the ash dustin the surrounding atmosphere, and which may also bemade in forms forconvenient use in kitchens and elsewhere for sieving various powderedsube stances.A rllhe invention consists essentially ot' a receptaclehaving a lid closed entrance and having in its lower part a door closedoutlet. lVithin the receptacleabove the outlet may be a rotary support,and on this support in the entrance portion of the receptacle is aremovable sieve element for receiving the substances to be sifted whenadmitted through the entrance of the receptacle. and the sieve elementis manually rotatable for causing the contents in powdered form to passthrough the sieve as well as causing the large particles or granules orlumps to be retained in the sieve. The linups may then be removed fromthe sieve, and the powdered particles may also be removed from thereceptacle through its outlet by tilting the receptacle without requining the receptacle with its contents to be lifted.

A further object of the invent-ion is to provide a combination pail andsifter of a simple, efficient and durable construction which may be madein any appropriate shape and size.

lilith these and other objects in view, the invention will behereinafter more fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification 'n which similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts in.all the` views, and willthen be pointed out in the claim at the end ot' the description.

ln the drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional new, partly in detail, takenthrough one form of combination pail and sitter embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan, partly broken away, if the device, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, partly in detail, taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2. p

The device or sifter has a receptacle Serial No. 609,672.

with a hollow body 11 which may be of any suitable size and shape,though the form ont the body illustrated has a downwardly taperedannular wall 12 with a bottom 13 iii its lower end. The entrance or opentop 1st of the body is closed by a lid or cover 15 of preferablysomewhat a cone-shape, and on the central part ot the upper face of thecover may be a handle, as 1G. The cover 15 is hinged, at 17, to part ofthe upper edge of the wall 12 of the body 'l0 to allow the cover -to heswung by moving its handle to open and closed positions on the entrance14!- of the body, and on theupper part of the wall 1Q of the body may beal handle, as 18, for permitting the receptacle to be convenientlylifted and moved by a person. In the lower part of the wall 12 of thebody maybe an outlet 19 in the form of an opening 2O in the wall, and onthe exterior of the wall, over the opening 2O is a spout, as 21,haft-'ing in its upper part an exit 22 which is in opposed relation tothe upper part or the entrance 14: of the body. rfhe exit 22 of thespout 9.1 is adapted to be opened and closed by a door or lid, as 23,which is hinged, at 24, to the wall 12 of thebody for being` swung` toand from the spout overits exit Bv this form of the `door closed outletthe contents of the interior of the body will be prevented fromautomatically passing or flowing through the outlet, but by lifting andtilting the receptacle accordingly the body will beemptied by itscontents passing through the opening 20 into the spout 21 and thencethrough the exit 22. The lid 23 will swing to an open position with thetilting of the receptacle.

In the upper part of the interior of the body 10 of the receptacle maybe a lixed bracket 25 composed of one or two strips or flat bars 9.6, 27which are disposed in cruciform arrangement crosswise ofthe interior.These bars are preferably of shapes with their ends curved downwardly,and the end of the bars are riveted o1' otherwise secured, as at 28, tothe inner face of the side wall 12 in spaced relation to the upper edgeof the body. On the peak of the arcuate hars 26, 27 is pivoted, at 28,the central part of a rotary support 29 which may be in the form of asubstantially cup-shaped or parabolic plate having spaced perforations30 therethrough.

Cupshaped plate or he edge of the rotary support is therefore in spacedrelation to the entrance 14: of the body.

` is a removable sieve 31 l the body for operate the sieve.

.i back and forth for causing the Vtine particles of the material to pthrough the outlet ot' any appropriate type,

2 Leo lit-hin the .body 10 above the support 29 oi2 a preferred form haying an annular wall 32 with a bottom 83 inane of wire mesh orperforated sheet metal.Vr

The intersticed 'bottom 33 of the sieve rests upon the rotary perforatedsupport 29' of the bracket ot the body 10, and the wall 32 may be of aheight so that its upper edge is approximately flush with the upper edgeofthe wall 1 2 ot' the body. The wall 32 and Vthe bottom 33 of the sieveare ot diameters so Vthat the sieve may be freely revolved in the body.

The rotary support 29 and the donffnwardly carved formations ot the bars26, 27 olI the bracket 25 permits ot unobstructed movement of the sieve,and on part ot the upper edgeof Vthe wall 32 ot the sieve may be a hanfle, as 34C, in the form of a ring or loopvextending angularly trom thewall o't' the sieve over and beyond the side wall of allowing a personto revolvably' Vlhen it is desired to operate the device, ashes or othermaterial is placed within Vthe Sieve following the openthe cover 15, andby rotatably moving ing or the handle 3e the sieve 31 will be revolvedpowdered or Y Y ass through the interstices of the bottom 33 of the.sieve into the lower part ot the body 10. The sieve may then be removedfrom the body for pouring therefrom the cinders, or large particles orlumps of the materiahandfatter the cover 15 is closed on the entrance otthe body, the receptacle is tilted for discharging the powdered materialYrom the body V19, as above explained. The cover 15 may be releasablyfastened to the body lOby a catch, as 35, whichv may be though the formsfera of the catch shown includes a strip orhasp 36 having one otritsends hinged, at 37, to the cover to allow the strip to be swungupwardlyV and downwardly toward and from therbody 10. In the other endpart of the strip is an opening or slot 37 for removably receiving a lugor an eye, as 38, provided on the exterior ot the wall 12 of the bodywhen the strip is swung downwardly for releasably loc-king the lid tothe body. V Y

' While in the foregoing descriptionL/Ql have :embodied the preferredform o'txny invention, l do not wish to be understood aslimiting myseltnthereto, asffl am aware thatmodiicationsmay be made therein withoutdeparting trom the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention, therefore,v l reserve malte such changes scope thereof.

Having Ythus described .my invention, claim as new and des-"e to secureby Letters Patent v Y Y v A screening device, comprising a recepta clehaving annular wall with a lidV closed entrance at its upper end and tomyself the right to` as fairly fallwithin thehaving a discharge openingadjacent its lower end, a

spout on the exterior ot' the edge of the opening and having its hingedto the wall ot' the receptacle for clos-V ing and opening the outlet otthe spout, stationary cross bars on theupper part of the interior of thereceptacle, a rotary orilicedV JAMES B. BAILEY.

outlet in opposedjrelation to the entrance of the receptacle, a doorV

